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Post tropical storm Sandy blew more than high waves into the Lake Huron shoreline of Sarnia, Ont., late last month. Purdy's Fisheries had to pull out more than half of its 22 trap nets, hammered by winds that peaked at more than 120 km/h. More...
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The Dust Bowl was a national environmental disaster in the 1930s. The impact of the Dust Bowl provided the impetus for soil erosion to be recognized as a national menace by Congress, and resulted in the formation of what is now the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. PBS presents Ken Burns' documentary, "The Dust Bowl," on Nov. 18-19. More...
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North American freshwater fishes are going extinct at rates that concern scientists. Many of the extinct freshwater fishes lived in the Great Lakes region. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard is in the process of removing almost 1,300 buoys, beacons and other navigational aids from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System to prepare for winter. More...
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The persistent dry conditions in the region have prompted the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control to continue sending more water downstream than usual from the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to maintain adequate water levels for the Port of Montreal. More...
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There has been considerable interest in Great Lakes water levels, especially Michigan/Huron as a record low level is approaching. More...
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Lake Erie received experimental stockings of almost a quarter of a million lake trout and steelhead trout last week. More...
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North American freshwater fishes are going extinct at rates that concern scientists. Many of the extinct freshwater fishes lived in the Great Lakes region. More...
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Michigan environmental groups are preparing their next move after voters rejected a plan to require 25 percent of the state's power to come from renewable sources. More...
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Disputes are brewing over Ohio's new permit system to govern water withdrawals from Lake Erie under the Great Lakes regional compact. More...
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Legacy contaminants are decreasing more quickly than previously reported in three of the Great Lakes, but have stayed virtually the same in two other lakes, according to new research. More...
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The development of large resorts along the corridor between Two Harbors and the Silver Creek tunnel, Minn., has brought economic benefits to the region, but it's also placed demands on the systems used for waste water treatment. More...
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New York's Department of Environmental Conservation is partnering with United States and Canadian agencies to restore the "bloater" fish to Lake Ontario. Juvenile bloaters raised in a hatchery were released on Thursday. More...
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The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most mysterious and controversial of all Great Lakes shipwreck tales. The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost to Lake Superior with her entire crew of 29 men on Nov. 10, 1975, 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Mich. More...
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Michigan environmental groups are preparing their next move after voters rejected a plan to require 25 percent of the state's power to come from renewable sources. They are eagerly awaiting Gov. Rick Snyder's special energy policy address sometime near the end of this month. More...
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Disputes are brewing over Ohio's new permit system to govern water withdrawals from Lake Erie under the Great Lakes regional compact. A new advisory committee will define "adverse impact" to Lake Erie and its tributaries. More...
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Researchers found surprising amounts of small pieces of plastic this summer in the waters of lakes Huron, Superior and Erie. Plastics can entangle wildlife, line their intestines and prevent them from absorbing nutrients. More...
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Commissioners in St. Joseph, Mich., have established a a no-build zone north of the St. Joseph River. Future builders near the shoreline will have to be content with a slightly more distant view of Lake Michigan. More...
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Legislators in at least three Great Lakes states are proposing statewide bans of certain pavement sealants that have killed aquatic animals and are considered a possible health risk to humans. More...
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Planners from four states will meet Thursday and Friday in Saugatuck, Mich., in hopes of combining years of work into a 1,640-mile shoreline route around Lake Michigan for kayaking, bicycling, hiking and road-tripping. More...
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The Fermi 2 nuclear power plant next to Lake Erie near Monroe, Mich., remains temporarily shut down due to an excess of hydrogen gas in a cooling system for the main electrical generator. More...
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International and Canadian ship owners are spending nearly $1 billion on new technologically and environmentally advanced vessels to work the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence waterway. More...
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After a good year of fishing off Rogers City's shores, city council members will ask the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to help keep it that way by continuing to stocking sport fish in Lake Huron near Rogers City. More...
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Researchers found surprising amounts of small pieces of plastic this summer in the waters of lakes Huron, Superior and Erie. Plastics can entangle wildlife, internally and externally, and line their intestinal track and prevent them from absorbing nutrients. More...
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Commissioners in St. Joseph City, Mich., have established a a no-build zone north of the St. Joseph River. Future shoreline homebuilders will have to be content with a slightly more distant view of Lake Michigan. More...